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2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part II
January 7, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the second part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in wage and hour law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
Make Your Voice Heard: Ninth Circuit Blasts Local Restriction on Bullhorn Use
December 17, 2019 by
Lorrie Bradley
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked enforcement of a local ordinance that restricted the use of a bullhorn at protests. (Cuviello v. City of Vallejo (Dec. 12, 2019).) In this case, an animal… Read More
COURT REJECTS EMPLOYER ATTACK ON ALRB ACCESS RULE
May 20, 2019 by
Lorrie Bradley
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a longstanding California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (“ALRB”) rule that gives unions access to an employer’s property after written notice and at specific times… Read More
NLRB to Uber: Let Your Employees Speak
March 13, 2019 by
Lorrie Bradley
The National Labor Relations Act prohibits employers from putting a muzzle on employees talking to each other about lawsuits addressing employee claims against their employers. And the NLRB’s General Counsel, the chief of NLRA enforcement,… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
California Supreme Court Rejects “De Minimis” Defense to Wage Claims
July 31, 2018 by
Lorrie Bradley
The California Supreme Court recently expanded the ability of workers to recover unpaid wages even if the unpaid time occurs in small amounts. Troester v. Starbucks Corp. (Cal. Supreme Court case no. S234969, July 26,… Read More
California WARN Act Applies to Temporary Layoffs
January 4, 2018 by
Lorrie Bradley
Both state and federal law requires employers to give advance notice before initiating a “mass layoff” to avoid the disruptive effects to workers and their communities. The federal and California laws are each called the… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies When Employees are Entitled to a “Day of Rest”
May 25, 2017 by
Lorrie Bradley
The California Labor Code contains a requirement that generally prohibits employees from working “more than six days in seven,” with certain exceptions. For example, the requirement that employees have one day’s rest in seven excludes… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part II
January 7, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the second part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in wage and hour law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
Make Your Voice Heard: Ninth Circuit Blasts Local Restriction on Bullhorn Use
December 17, 2019 by Lorrie Bradley
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked enforcement of a local ordinance that restricted the use of a bullhorn at protests. (Cuviello v. City of Vallejo (Dec. 12, 2019).) In this case, an animal… Read More
COURT REJECTS EMPLOYER ATTACK ON ALRB ACCESS RULE
May 20, 2019 by Lorrie Bradley
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a longstanding California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (“ALRB”) rule that gives unions access to an employer’s property after written notice and at specific times… Read More
NLRB to Uber: Let Your Employees Speak
March 13, 2019 by Lorrie Bradley
The National Labor Relations Act prohibits employers from putting a muzzle on employees talking to each other about lawsuits addressing employee claims against their employers. And the NLRB’s General Counsel, the chief of NLRA enforcement,… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
California Supreme Court Rejects “De Minimis” Defense to Wage Claims
July 31, 2018 by Lorrie Bradley
The California Supreme Court recently expanded the ability of workers to recover unpaid wages even if the unpaid time occurs in small amounts. Troester v. Starbucks Corp. (Cal. Supreme Court case no. S234969, July 26,… Read More
California WARN Act Applies to Temporary Layoffs
January 4, 2018 by Lorrie Bradley
Both state and federal law requires employers to give advance notice before initiating a “mass layoff” to avoid the disruptive effects to workers and their communities. The federal and California laws are each called the… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies When Employees are Entitled to a “Day of Rest”
May 25, 2017 by Lorrie Bradley
The California Labor Code contains a requirement that generally prohibits employees from working “more than six days in seven,” with certain exceptions. For example, the requirement that employees have one day’s rest in seven excludes… Read More
